Tag: cycling
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How I Got In The Best Shape Of My Life In Only 5 Weeks
After leaving Farnham under a beautiful sunny sky, a patch of gravel on a bend put me in the hedge. Three broken ribs and a separated shoulder saw me grounded. Somehow I managed an almost miraculous return to fitness that put me in the best shape of my life. This is how…
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The Odd British Time Trial Tradition
The club time trial scene is peculiar to the UK. It’s odd and draws parallels with the good ‘ol rural English cricket match. There’s the tiny village hall, often used for the cubs and scouts on the edge of an immaculate village green nestled among thatched cottages.
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Across Wales And Back In A Weekend – pt3
The Aftermath… A look into what it actually feels like having ridden 379 miles over nearly 9,000 meters of elevation 2 days? The mental and physical ups and downs as you recover. This is the third and final part of the Bryan Chapman Memorial ride.
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Across Wales And Back In A Weekend – pt2
The Grands Depart. The second of a three part Bryan Champan Memorial ride report. This covers the ride itself. From leaving Chepstow at the break of dawn to the return, some 40 hours later…
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Across Wales & Back In A Weekend – pt1
It was a glossy promo video that hooked me. Hard-men and hard women on beautiful artisan racing bicycles powering through the rugged Welsh countryside, suffering horrendously in adverse conditions, whilst looking suitably pained and weathered. Could I do this? Could I ride Wales South to North and back again within a 40-hour window? I so…
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A Loop Of The UK’s Côte d’Azur
There’s a feeling that’s hard to pin down when you go for a relaxed ride along the beach on a balmy summer evening. It’s kind of magical and serene…
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The Awesome “Moonrakers & Sunseekers” 2021: Audax UK
I’m late to the review party for the 2021 event, but having had such a great time, and the event being so well organised by Will and his crew, I feel bound to tell the story…
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My Fourth Dunwich Dynamo Double – The Suffering
Tales of a magical, glittery, ultra endurance, midsummer night ride, to greet the rising sun at the Norfolk coast, during the hottest day on record.
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A Boy And A Bicycle – Part 1
I don’t remember exactly what originally attracted me to riding bikes in my early teens. Was it the sense of freedom? Did I want to go kerb crawling on two wheels to pick up a date? Was I into causing havoc and road rage by cycling on the pavements and running red lights? Whatever the…